Comments on: Asthma and Idling: A Bad Combination

By: alohacarrie

alohacarrie — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:13:21 +0000

Oh yes, noxious fumes most certainly effect asthma symptoms if they are not the sole cause.

Just read somewhere that you can save gas by turning off your engine if you are going to idle for more than 7 seconds.

Glad there is a reason to stop poisoning the air we breathe.

We've been discussing wheezing and asthma at http://www.heartfailuresolutions.com/asthma/if-you-wheeze-do-you-have-asthma/

Many blessings,
Carrie

By: cannedguds

cannedguds — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:22:45 +0000

My cousin's son has asthma and it's a bad thing because he is always exposed to smoke coming out from the motorcycle of his father! And to make things worse, his father was so irresponsible that he gives his son chocolates and things like that! what a jerk and he don't listen to what we say to him regarding his son's condition! anyway, thanks for this article! I'll show this to him and maybe, just maybe, he will be awaken. Thanks again for sharing this! here's something I would like to share to you and they are a bunch of personalized Christian checks . I'm sure you will love what you see here!

By: Asthma Mom » Friday Links: Mother’s Day - Sierra Club Style, Inhaler Abuse

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:34 +0000

[...] Environmental Defense Fund Says Stop Idling for World Asthma Day That's "idle" as in your car, not your personal habits. Ozone's bad for asthma so no news there, but in the face of everything we can't change on our own as average citizens, this is a good, easy-to-implement contribution towards better air quality. [...]

By: Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:26:12 +0000

I'm not Mel, but I can answer your question because Mel addressed this in her previous post. The 10-second rule originally came from the Canadian Office of Energy Efficiency. But the idling portion of their Web site is down until May 20. Their results were duplicated, however, by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, which found that restarting uses the same amount of fuel as idling with the air conditioner on for 6 seconds. The EPA also did a study, looking at diesel engines specifically. They said the break-even point was three minutes. That's more than 10 seconds, but still not very much!

By: davidzet

davidzet — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:04:42 +0000

Mel, I have wondered about idling diesel busses and trucks for years. Can you state (and document) a break-even point on that issue? I've often asked drivers why they run their trucks/busses. Many say "it's better for the engine/mileage/etc." On a related matter, why do police cars often leave their engines running. Surely, they can turn on the engine and still catch the crooks (or donuts)!